: Sales mel cottage." The building was prototype that defined the "Car- '. moved to Lincoln Street and From page Bl Sixth Avenue where it is main- - tained by the Carmel Heritage California-Berkeley, Paboojian Society. said. She was also active in efforts , i "She was a giant in the world to preserve the Flanders Man- sion in Carmel, and in finding an ·of historic preservation," said alternative to a freeway through former Carmel City Council- Hatton Canyon. 'woman Barbara living- One of her last ' ston, "a champion in i prOJects was a battle to :protecting our heritage; save the George Marsh ,a very strong woman ye were Building at 700 Camino El Estero in Monterey. ited Owner Jerry Janssen, whose Orientations + r- Asian art store now sa occupies the building, said Sales "was the who driving force" in pre- venting the building At go from being torn down. I "Hers was the only ". name that stood out," r tely, he said, when he looked at the building as a site for his San , ed-1 Francisco-based busi- who knew how to get p things done." pretty 4 "Enid brought to Car- fl'USt['i e mel a focus on its his- with h€ torie background that has many players in it," she wa Carmel Mayor Sue person Mcaoud said - Sales was the first just chairwoman of the city's wouldn Historic Resources away. Board and undertook an analysis of what is his- Ultimal torie in the city, she McCloud said. A testament to those prevail 2 efforts is the City Coun- think cil's adoption of the Carmel j most recent update of t i the context statement he bet , for judging the historic for tha f worth of buildings. Barbara : "It was the logical cul- Livingston , mination of what she former CE started," McCloud said. city i linda Anderson of the councilwo Carmel Residents Asso- ciation and chairwoman of the city's first Sunset Center renova- ; tion task force, credited Sales' i dogged efforts for saving Car- mel's Sunset Center. i . "The first feasibility study said ' we needed to tear the building ' down and start over," she said: 'Enid just fought and fought and fought." "We were pretty frustrated with her - she was a person who just wouldn't go away. Ulti- mately, she prevailed. I think Cannel is the better for that. h The remodel really came out well, and she's partially responsi- ble for that. I don't know who's going to take up the fight to pre- serve some of our history." Sales was active in saving the "First Murphy" cottage in Car- mel from demolition, built by Thomas J. Murphy in 1902 and a ness. "She seems to have - been the only iS voice that was serious ter about saving the build- ing. A lot of people give lip service to preserva- tion. The building was on its way to destruc- irmel tion, and she was the lady who saved it." man He bought it and ren- ovated it, Jannsen said, but it was Sales' steadfast efforts that saved it. "She wasn't going to let the building come down. Her voice was certainly the loudest and most prominent in saving that structure and others. Ifs a great loss, certainly to the preserva- tion of Monterey and Carmel. She was a tenacious lady who knew what needed to be done and did it. She'd roll up her sleeves and get in and do it, not just talk about it" Sales is survived by a sister- in4aw, Barbara Thompson of San Francisco. Funeral arrangements were pending at the Paul Mortuary in Pacific Grove. Kevin Howe can be reached at 1 646-4416 or khowe@monterey hemid. com -At„ . Had {logged determination to preserve history Civic leader Sales dies By KEVIN HOWE Herald Stqff Writer Enid Sales, longtime activist in the cause of historic preserva- tion on the Monterey Peninsula, died Wednesday at Community Hospital of the Monterey Penin- sula. She was 86 Born in Salt Lake City, Utah, she was a graduate of Reed Col- lege in Oregon and served for 10 years as head of the rehabilita- tion depart- ment of the San Francisco Redevelop- ment Agency. One of her accomplish- ments during that time, . according to I longtime Enid friend Susan Sales Paboojian of A champion of Carmel, was protecting organizing the Carmel's heritage moving of 12 Victorian houses in San Francisco in a sin- gle night by shutting down the transit system and traffic lights, I and completing the task in time for the morning commute. She also operated a vineyard in Calistoga for 10 years, and in 1962 became the first woman to hold a state general contractor's license after the state set certifi- cation requirements for licens- ing, Paboojian said. Sales had visited Carmel off and on since 1933 and moved to the city in 1986. In 1991, Sales was named Citizen of the Year by the Carmel Residents Associ- ation for her efforts at civic bet- terment and historic preservation. Sales' late husband, Grover Sales, was a well-known jazz musician and a professor at the University of Please see Sales page 84 L , OCR Text: : Sales mel cottage." The building was prototype that defined the "Car- '. moved to Lincoln Street and From page Bl Sixth Avenue where it is main- - tained by the Carmel Heritage California-Berkeley, Paboojian Society. said. She was also active in efforts , i "She was a giant in the world to preserve the Flanders Man- sion in Carmel, and in finding an ·of historic preservation," said alternative to a freeway through former Carmel City Council- Hatton Canyon. 'woman Barbara living- One of her last ' ston, "a champion in i prOJects was a battle to :protecting our heritage; save the George Marsh ,a very strong woman ye were Building at 700 Camino El Estero in Monterey. ited Owner Jerry Janssen, whose Orientations r- Asian art store now sa occupies the building, said Sales "was the who driving force" in pre- venting the building At go from being torn down. I "Hers was the only ". name that stood out," r tely, he said, when he looked at the building as a site for his San , ed-1 Francisco-based busi- who knew how to get p things done." pretty 4 "Enid brought to Car- fl'USt['i e mel a focus on its his- with h€ torie background that has many players in it," she wa Carmel Mayor Sue person Mcaoud said - Sales was the first just chairwoman of the city's wouldn Historic Resources away. Board and undertook an analysis of what is his- Ultimal torie in the city, she McCloud said. A testament to those prevail 2 efforts is the City Coun- think cil's adoption of the Carmel j most recent update of t i the context statement he bet , for judging the historic for tha f worth of buildings. Barbara : "It was the logical cul- Livingston , mination of what she former CE started," McCloud said. city i linda Anderson of the councilwo Carmel Residents Asso- ciation and chairwoman of the city's first Sunset Center renova- ; tion task force, credited Sales' i dogged efforts for saving Car- mel's Sunset Center. i . "The first feasibility study said ' we needed to tear the building ' down and start over," she said: 'Enid just fought and fought and fought." "We were pretty frustrated with her - she was a person who just wouldn't go away. Ulti- mately, she prevailed. I think Cannel is the better for that. h The remodel really came out well, and she's partially responsi- ble for that. I don't know who's going to take up the fight to pre- serve some of our history." Sales was active in saving the "First Murphy" cottage in Car- mel from demolition, built by Thomas J. Murphy in 1902 and a ness. "She seems to have - been the only iS voice that was serious ter about saving the build- ing. A lot of people give lip service to preserva- tion. The building was on its way to destruc- irmel tion, and she was the lady who saved it." man He bought it and ren- ovated it, Jannsen said, but it was Sales' steadfast efforts that saved it. "She wasn't going to let the building come down. Her voice was certainly the loudest and most prominent in saving that structure and others. Ifs a great loss, certainly to the preserva- tion of Monterey and Carmel. She was a tenacious lady who knew what needed to be done and did it. She'd roll up her sleeves and get in and do it, not just talk about it" Sales is survived by a sister- in4aw, Barbara Thompson of San Francisco. Funeral arrangements were pending at the Paul Mortuary in Pacific Grove. Kevin Howe can be reached at 1 646-4416 or khowe@monterey hemid. com -At„ . Had {logged determination to preserve history Civic leader Sales dies By KEVIN HOWE Herald Stqff Writer Enid Sales, longtime activist in the cause of historic preserva- tion on the Monterey Peninsula, died Wednesday at Community Hospital of the Monterey Penin- sula. She was 86 Born in Salt Lake City, Utah, she was a graduate of Reed Col- lege in Oregon and served for 10 years as head of the rehabilita- tion depart- ment of the San Francisco Redevelop- ment Agency. One of her accomplish- ments during that time, . according to I longtime Enid friend Susan Sales Paboojian of A champion of Carmel, was protecting organizing the Carmel's heritage moving of 12 Victorian houses in San Francisco in a sin- gle night by shutting down the transit system and traffic lights, I and completing the task in time for the morning commute. She also operated a vineyard in Calistoga for 10 years, and in 1962 became the first woman to hold a state general contractor's license after the state set certifi- cation requirements for licens- ing, Paboojian said. Sales had visited Carmel off and on since 1933 and moved to the city in 1986. In 1991, Sales was named Citizen of the Year by the Carmel Residents Associ- ation for her efforts at civic bet- terment and historic preservation. Sales' late husband, Grover Sales, was a well-known jazz musician and a professor at the University of Please see Sales page 84 L , Heritage Society of Pacific Grove,Historical Collections,Names of People about town,S through T File names,Sales,SALES_005.pdf,SALES_005.pdf 1 Page 1, Tags: SALES_005.PDF, SALES_005.pdf 1 Page 1